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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Newcastle Upon Tyne region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1327
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads82
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.002 %
As % of the category below6.780 %0.855 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£350£300
Average daily rate£400£300
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£282£313
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.61£33.82
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Matching contract IT job ads118234
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.236 %
Daily rates quoted2470
Average minimum daily rate£294£365
Average daily rate£315£379
% change on same period last year-16.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted2127
Average minimum hourly rate£15.27£18.59
Average hourly rate£16.86£19.52
% change on same period last year-13.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.46£20.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Developer Tyne and WearSoftware Developer
Tyne and Wear

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Developer across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Developer across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Software Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Developer across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region that cited Software Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Software Developer in their job title.

17 (58.33 %)C#
26 (50.00 %)SQL
26 (50.00 %).NET
26 (50.00 %)Microsoft
35 (41.67 %)SQL Server
44 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
44 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
44 (33.33 %)Linux
44 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (33.33 %)Telecoms
44 (33.33 %)NUnit
44 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (33.33 %).NET Framework
44 (33.33 %)Visual Studio Team System
53 (25.00 %)C++
62 (16.67 %)Java
62 (16.67 %)Perl
62 (16.67 %)UNIX
62 (16.67 %)Multimedia
62 (16.67 %)Shell Script
62 (16.67 %)VB.NET
62 (16.67 %)SNMP
71 (8.333 %)Genesys
71 (8.333 %)Windows
71 (8.333 %)Solaris
71 (8.333 %)ASP
71 (8.333 %)UML
71 (8.333 %)OOP
71 (8.333 %)OO
71 (8.333 %)RAD

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region that cited Software Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (50.00 %).NET
24 (33.33 %).NET Framework
31 (8.333 %)ASP
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)WebLogic
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)SNMP
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (41.67 %)SQL Server
24 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
14 (33.33 %)NUnit
14 (33.33 %)Visual Studio Team System
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Telecoms
22 (16.67 %)Multimedia
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)Linux
22 (16.67 %)UNIX
31 (8.333 %)Windows
31 (8.333 %)Solaris
31 (8.333 %)Windows XP
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)UML
11 (8.333 %)OOP
11 (8.333 %)OO
11 (8.333 %)RAD
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (58.33 %)C#
26 (50.00 %)SQL
34 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
43 (25.00 %)C++
52 (16.67 %)Java
52 (16.67 %)Perl
52 (16.67 %)VB.NET
52 (16.67 %)Shell Script
61 (8.333 %)VB
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)Genesys